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Statewise Child Fact Sheet
States Percentage of Children
Age 6-9 months receiving breast milk and solid/mushy food Age 1-35 months with diarrhoea, who received ORS* Age 6-35 months with any anaemia
       
INDIA 33.5 26.8 74.3
       
North      
Delhi 37.0 39.1 69.0
Haryana 41.8 25.7 83.9
Himachal Pradesh 61.3 45.6 69.9
Jammu & Kashmir 38.9 47.5 71.1
Punjab 38.7 42.3 80.0
Rajasthan 17.5 20.3 82.3
       
Central      
Madhya Pradesh 27.3 29.8 75.0
Uttar Pradesh 17.3 15.8 73.9
       
East      
Bihar 15.0 15.4 81.3
Orissa 30.1 35.1 72.3
West Bengal 46.3 40.5 78.3
       
North-East      
Arunachal Pradesh (60.2) 40.2 54.5
Assam 58.5 37.1 63.2
Manipur 86.8 50.7 45.2
Meghalaya 77.1 22.4 67.6
Mizoram (74.2) 44.7 57.2
Nagaland 81.3 29.7 43.7
Sikkim 87.3 27.0 76.5
       
West      
Goa (65.4) 55.6 53.4
Gujarat 46.5 28.9 74.5
Maharashtra 30.8 33.2 76.0
       
South      
Andhra Pradesh 59.4 39.6 72.3
Karnataka 38.4 34.3 70.6
Kerala 72.9 47.9 43.9
Tamil Nadu 55.4 27.9 69.0
( ) Based on 25-49 unweighted cases    
* Oral Rehydration Salts    
       
Source: National Family Health Survey Round 2 1998-99

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